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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25
Robbie would not allow a single ono Of bis

Robbie woud not allow a single ono OF Oh
precious "ammuis" 10 b. sacrificed, ana AZ
last be became so otstreperOus thai M
mother vas obliged to punish him by shu'tlni,
him into a good sized closet which mao
ALWAYS stool between the chimney AMI the
gable window. Robbie did not enjoy his I'M
prisoninent and kicked and cried until no
made tho very rafters ring, but suud.'y
after a rather moro violent outbreak than
usual there was n silence, and bis mother
waiicd a while. surprised at this new freak,
and then sine opened the door and looked H.
There on the door sat Robbie, with picco
Of tie dashboard lying fat and disclosing a
hole within which was TIN box. Tbs ne
was trying 70 pull out, but it seemed TOO
heavy for him % move and soon Mrs. Hicks
had IL out AMI vas examining il. When she
had vipel OF the dust be- found paintcd
upon il in white letters Owen Hardcastle .
Ii ne-,led no more % take every bit OF
strength she bad and make hor sink wnlte
and sufTocating on the chair This was her
grandfather's name What If this box con-
tanned the money he was supposed TO nave
hidden somewhere' Il was heavy enough.
A moments reflection convinced her that, as
she was the only living member OF all the
family. this box and its contents were hers,
and SO with a knife and piece OF wood She
priel it open and found even rs she had
hoped. The box was full Of gold. and also
contained several valuable diamonds, 50 that
this woman, who had tho night before been
On the verge Of despair FROM poverty, and
who had had 70 make a travesty Of her
mcager dinner 10 give her fatherless babies
Lttle Of the joy that Christmas brings, vas
Lifted Gbove want again.
But. though she had found this treasure
and she know it was her own in all right, she
vas too sensible httlc woman 70 bruis the
n1y5 about, and 50 they sat down TO their
Christmas dinner of soup made out Of a
whole mcnagerie AID up 10 this day, though
she lives IN different way n0w, tic lawyers
mover got wind of her Inheritance nor share
in It, Robbie and Buthio have pretty toys
but probably none of them have ever been
quito a5 Lcar 10 their little hearts as the
-t-1lce animals their mothers breaking
hear. wrought ous tor their pleasure
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25
MOTHERS MENAGERIE.
by OLIVE HARPER.

Some sixty years ago Madison street in
New York was one of the most gristocratic
streets in the city and on both sides it was
built with stately stone mansions, with wide
halls, immense parlors and large handsome
rooms, and each had garden in the rear.
Now the wealthy old Quaker families who
once inhabited them are gonc and the whole
street has degenerated until ii is known as a
tenement house district" and these old
houses arc full Of regged, half starved chill
dren; pale wrctched women. and a gener-
ally honest but rough class Of men. Every
house has family IN every room, where
they cat. work and sleep, and even where
there is the most sobriety there is stillenough
of noisc, unhcalthiness and misery. In most
Of them mems drunken curses and women
and chldreus shIiil scream, are heard al
N It hourly.
In the attic room OF ono Of the handsomest
If these old houses there lived a widow with
her two children, Ruth and Robert. No
words can picture the bare de.olation of that
rooni but in spite of the bitter poverty SO
apparent 10 was neat and clean. The young
mother was born in this house. as had been
her father, AID though she now owned
nothing On earth brt the wrctchcd furniture
about her. and hc could barely pay the rent
of This cherries attic her hears chung 10 the
old hou.o and here she slaid. Her father had
die,l sul,caly, KS had Ia, father before him,
anil Abby, h!s orly child, had married man
who vas unworthy his trust and in a short
time he had dissipatcd every dollar they
possessed AID then had died, mercifuly for
his wife a1d little children
Abby Hicl.5 hal tried to earn a living since
then, mt with delicate health ard two help
les, battles she could not 10 much. Like the
great ma ority OF women, She he'd no resource
but heg needle, and she found employ IN
shirt factory. ard by shaving night and day
as long as her poor little hands could hold the
work, she managed 20 keep her children and
herself alive Their clothes were the last Of
those Of better days. and were almost falling
off them from sheer ace, though the patient
little fingers had patched and darned them
over and over, and her heart sank as she
wondered where She could get moro.
Her grandfather mad sel q thrifty old man,
and everybody had supposed him rich; but
when be died it was found that this house
and a few thousand dollars, which was at in
tercst. was al he hid and it was mover quite
unders',..d, but no amount OF searching IN
papers or banks brought 10 light anything
more and the search was finally dropped,
though the question was often discussed
II grew too darl, to sew and not quito dark
enough TO light the lamp, and this hour the
little mother usually took TO run out and do
her marketing for the next day; and so tell
ing the children TO lie still in bed, Tor it was
bitterly cold vp there 50 near the roof, she
took her thrcad5arc shawl, and throwing 1t
around Ter started out
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SOME STRONG OLD MEN.
I.;EflCANS HAVE GREATLY M
PROVED IN PHYSIQUE.

Zen who Are Keeping Their Vitality.
Though Their Hair Has Tong Since
Turned 20 siIver-Brlsit Eyes and
BUDDY Checks Not Alone for che Yong.
A recent issue Of Now York newspaper has
On exceedingly interesting article on vigor-
ois old mon-an article that every native
possi,aist ought 10 read, for it goes far 10
prove the. Americans have physically i'm
proved for a century, and shows beyond con-
.roveisy that they have not deSenerated.
Tho portraits and biographies presented
should make tho patriot bosom swell with
pride, for the work these men have done Is
a grand part Of our heritage of greatness.
First on the list, Of course, IS the venerable
historian, George Bancroft, three months
older than the century and still az works.
on tho 81 Of last Octobcr When George
Bancroft Vas born President john Adams
still hoped for reelection AMI witches
abounde1 on the Hudson.
Another healthy old gentlennn is wilson
G.. Hunt who was born in Now Jersey Nov
o. 1913. an1 in 1919 located in Vow York,
wharo bis name has been familiar In business
circles for fifty years. lie has held many
positions of trust IN various companies, and
was notably active i'm developing the tele-
graph system. tie says that he has paid 30
special attention TO diet except To eat what
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25

lNfA Nff''AAN .Itf' NfAAH
and "Plummer' professor Of morals for
twenty-ono years His works on religion
have given him "A national fame H. is still
n fine looking man. except that 10 Is slightly
stopped John Gilbert. the veteran actor,
was on the stage as a professional for half a
century and Is still a member Of the Wallack
company. though ho plays but seldom He
was born in Boston in 1870, and made his
first professional appearance there NOV IS,
lst IT, BIAS Away, been a FREQ liver, using
Ten and coli,e and good food mt viii, with m
occasional Indulgence in whisky. Tobacco
De doe, no. Ike in early life his hours were
very irregular, but now he seldom takes a
night ont lis reliance In illness Is on the
water cure, and Boz thinks be- has several
times prevented serious sickness by that treat
mcut lie makes his home at the Winchester
h0tl, Nor York city.
Sidney Bartlett, LII D., is probably The
oldest rrac.lc.ug lawyer ina the country. for
Dr. ra5 born, no Plymouth. Mas. February
o.. lrI ald stiil has a lucrative practice
a. tle Boston BAR Ills speciality is corpora
ton iaw, and ho IS attorney for two of che
cr.a. railroad systems owned in Boston He
fIIn hfHA ll'iNfiA ANA fsilN'1H IA IT,
pariee and is in no wiso restrained by the
di1nityOf any court though always chaste
anil respectful in his address. When 80
years Of ace be was arguing a case in the
supreme court Of the state and was inter
ruptel by Judge Grey, now OF the United
stctes supreme court, with this remark
Mr. Bartlett, that is not law and 10 never
was Law
'-lr was law your honor, said the smiling
yet ran. until your honor just spoke
The prompt recognition OF the principle
that the supreme judges decision is law till
reversed. made his reply as truthful as il was
witty. Mr Bartlett graduated from Harvard
in 1918, and has held office but once--a term
in tho legislature OF 1851 Hon. Richard
". Thompson. Of Terre Haute, Ind, is a
mere boy compared with Mr. Bartlett, and
yet he is quito a veteran lawyer; for he was
born juno 10, 1900, in Culpepper county,
Va. was in his prime as member Of con-
grcs5 in l}i0-5O and hale enough to make a
ycry efficient secretary of the navy nearly
forty years later. He began active life as a
clerk in Louisville, Ky did not like 10 and
crossed 10 Indiana as a school teacher IN 1872,
becoming q lawyer ia 1854 lie is an inyete-
rate smoker. but very temperate in all other
respects. Fifty-four years practice al tho
bar, varied with a great deal Of public ser
vice. have LETT him still in fair health bat
out of politics and only engaged in Office
practice Ever since tho war the people of
his state have afectionately called him The
Ola Man Eloquent and his refined and
scholarly face is still conspicuous on tho plat
form at every prominent Republican conven-
ton
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25

Above the stables pointed gables
Di1 that star Of heaven stand:
While adoring. wealth ouipouring.
Knelt the ncn from Judah's land.
Softly saying, mid their Praying,
While their eyes with tears were dim,
From afar we've seen his star.
AnG have c0me 50 worship him.
Then came winginc. swectly singing,
Hosts on hosts Of cherubim,
"Glory. glory. hear the story
Peace on earth, good viii TO menu
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25
STAY THOU, SONG so,p

SUI lovclicr grows the world ILL.,,
stay With me. dear song soui. f,-.,,.,- ofe'.
Despair shall slsy me. II have ,o, 49,, '''' noe,
Tor thee al sorfii cares shall b. f,-...
Como, will lead thee where m. ...'..F
sings ~ the wind upon Jon upland h, '"
Or u thy wish be for The quiet y,is
To third the wcedy margins - t..
10 see the gold and purple siarg th,. Il.
IN lonely loveliness, or watch fha Id.
Naiis-iourueyins from the ch,n,,..t.,.
seem Dub 'ii HHiI't
Down dropping through the blns .,.,.a
As though che sun hair claimed , .s.....,,
"nos a, n'N'' -"nirled Do tae Dol. ~ ~, N.
Fe'I softly through Che sa-f.s h,,.
dream, s'oli'i
Or u the wide feiis please you I..., rt.-.,
son Keeps h'r footprints green. i|a..tlf.,t
And crimson t1noifi NIlirrn .,. ''A
Their taNny man Boz the Nt.......
Where summer faded slopes. f-. .....,
gray. s'i 'ni
Are h'e'l with scarlet famine ,...,.,...
Among fHr rras'e. er.-0r .f tr,.,... ... TOD
Lead. where One frlr.. r.r..-,., l...
Where yrlan tirtel woodlands e,.....
Their wine ,fl.nel. COSTLY -i,-... .
Where "i.i, fantastic madness ari l.....
Blend INTO strange. sad .I.no, I....
vi noi''i's- CONTAINS 10 some .a,fI ,...i
speak tl0n '.y H.sh smurn., ,i,.....
This fashion FILTERED world s,fs.,....
F" 'Nl ''A' -NNf t.0H SAY men,l.
BURNS WILSON n Sow ORLEANS Trs
d"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25
CHRISTMAS CAROL.

There's story olden, golden,
Laden with the sweetest peace,
OF stranger in a manger.
Couched on auiumn's rich increase,
ROBBED not In sable. for n stable,
With it, rude and dust clad walls,
FORMED shelter. where did swelter
Cattle in their stifled stalls.
Then from heavens azure riveD,
Blazed o star OF radiance bright
Glorious. victorious,
II paled the other stars Of night
Then II glimmercd. CLEANED and shiinmered,
Ger the town OF Bethlehem,
And brighter, nearer, richer, clearer,
Burned the star Of glory then
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25
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In 70 iew words lIout a. U v.r.r.,
o.. lhe revenue marine. in ls n.f.l M.
report entitled .lH-ruc ions I'D Marines.
ia Case o. obipwrock. ' eFea n. ...
era. idea 0f tha workings of tla ......
qu0e Dom him. leaving ort ... ...
tenec, ms would not interest OH. ..-...l
public
"All stations o1 the Atantcca1.t. f-am
'ho eastern cNremt o' h. ..t. .f
Maine fo Cape Fear y d na r..ro.l
annually br crows of experienced ..-'
men from sep. mnt. NavI 0H.,....
Upon The Hse cmss th. stations ...
manned from .ha opening OBJ t.sr..of
navigation, ami upon fla pl0I. ra.
they are open aui mann.i th.yarmrl
W'ul me exception OBJ fAe stations which
arc manned Dr volunteer. All If. .ar
ug and llfehOat station, ar. f.U. .ro
pied with boats. wreck .gn bench sn,.
raus and re,torntves Um.a.af rafi,.
are supplied with boats. provision. Ind
rest0ratvcs but not manuel uh crow.
keeper however resides in each
throughout the year. who. after every
't'i tA' -' ''' i''t.'t ~ t''tn. 'h..I'I.I Nh
cursious along the coast with gow VI
ascertainlny whether any shipWn, ms
occurred. and finding and succ0rn. any
persons who may have been east ashore
Houses of refuge are situated exclusively
upon the Florida coast where the ne
quirements of relief are widely different
from those of any other portion of thesea
20 d. d.
boat stations are provided with Che inter
national code of signals. and vessels cam
by communication, De reported 0r obtain
the latitude or longitude 0f tre station
information AS go the vo8f.r pr0hl
bI.ifies ~ if crippled 0r disabled. "a
steam ting or revenue cuttarW.'l boz ie'a.
grabbed for. where farites exist. II re.
auested
"All services are performed by the ln
saving crews without 0.bcc compensation
than their wages from ths government
though. in view of ODE melgornes 0
their pay. they ar. not prohibited from
receiving such rewards for labor pei.
formed or risks uculrg at wrecks s
owners or masters 0f vessels 0r 0fh. per
sons may see DO i) voluntarily bniow
upon them. but they are strictly forbidden
TO solicit such rewards
"Destitut, seafarers are provided With
food and lodgings 40 the nearest station
py Che government as long ls necessarily
detained by the circumstance 0I ship
wreck
"The station crews pltf0l the beach
f,.... t..., e.. f...r ...f.. n..I .r.I. .F f..f.
stations four times between sunset and
sunrise. and If the weather s foggy che
patrol is continued through The dag
Each patr0lman carries Cost0n signals
Upon discovering 20 vessel standing into
danger be ignites one Of them. With
emits 4 brilliant red flame Of about tWo
minutes duration. 10 warn Der 0h w
should the vessel De- ashore. go lef Der
crew know that they are discovered ami
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25

He mt Chicago evening e.ie..l'l
menu-Do YOU know that very uf.iD'D,
looking woman at the piano. Miss Breezy ,
Miss Breezy-Oh! yes, intimately. j
will be glad 20 present you Nj. ""ll..
Ie-Thanks. Is she am lnliA.-
lady,
Miss Breezy-Yes. she has been pn'
married twice New York sum-
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The bronze statue Of Gen SclHl .''
been placed in its niche in the 'eANl
VIE monument one Niche MhitA p
always 10 remain vacant, IS inscribed VIZ
the name OF Benedict Arnold. New iO'A
Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25
corftructsd windmill 70 rur snail pump,

corftructsd windmill 70 rnr small pump,
and at the ago Of 10 King Dernaiotte made
him lieutenant in the military engineers on
account Of the excellence OF his maps At
. hc went 20 London TO Introduce a small
fame engine be had invented. and receiving
great Inducements to remain, sent homo his
resignation The king raised him 10 Tho rank
Of captain and then released him from obii-
cations Many years later be became an
American clifton. and though he never re-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25

visited his native land,
Swetlon has sent BIN
many honors and deco
rations. The versatility
Of his genius Is aston
iSainS, and some of his
conceptions of what is
possible seem almost
too daring 10 d. law
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25

The snow was falling in great soft flakes
and lay thick upon the pavement, and she
bent before the wind as she made what haste
she could As she walked along she wondered
for a moment at the holiday aspect Of the
street, and then she suddenly remembered,
with a great pang, that 1t was Christmas
Eve and two sudden tears rolled from her
eyes and trickIed slowly down her cold checks.
Everybody she met, even in that poor loca-
ton, seemed TO have something in their hands
toys, cheap and tawdry, it is tri.c, but still
something to bring JOY to chid's heart-but
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25

arol 1i. is the grand
Oh maa 81 Harvard
College. ~ which he
graduated in lS36,
ard of which De wa,
university preacher
IL. l-.-.l.l.- IL. .-.nr-
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full for man That
tho suns rays may
be- utilized As a mo
tor far cheaper and
more powerful than
coal. that the wild
clements may be
harnossed, and the
ovrl0nafri~nni from
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-25

We send 100000 barrels OF apples eyeTJ
year to foreign nations
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-15

The New York Graphic has the follow
ing sketch of Bill Nye the humorist, now
of the World:
Bill Nye's exact age aud birthplace are
topics which afford considerable scope for
speculation. He is certainly, however un-
der two score in point of years, and if he
was not born in Wisconsin he has lived
long enough at Hudson, in that state, to
call it home. Somewhere in the neigh
borhood of eight or nine years ago Nye
was country pedagogue in one of the
Northwestern counties of Colorado. SPELL
ing-bees were all the rage at that period
in his vicinity and he wrote an account
Of one given in his school-house and sent
it to the Denver Tribune. O. Fl. Rotha-
ker, who is now publishing q splendid
newspaper in Omaha, was the managing
editor of the Tribune who rrceivd Nye's
first humorous Offering He recognized
it as piece Of good work, printed It, and
secured the ambitious schoolmaster as an
occasional correspondent by placing him
on the list of deadhead subscribers. Nye
wrote in this manner for several months,
and then concluding that funny iourna-
lism was his forte he remove d to Laramie.
Wyoming, and started the Boomerong.
He made money by the venture, and
eventually became the postmaster of that
Aourishing little city. Failing health
rendered bis return to Wisconsin nsces-
sary. His recent temtations aud tribula-
tions are too commonplace far comment.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-15

The main reason why so many people
are not satisfied with the use of fertilizers
is because they do not use the right kind.
If soil contains plenty of phosphate, yet
is poor in potash, it is no use TO add
another quantity of the former, and it
must be farmers business to ind out,
either by experiment or by analysis, what
his soil requires and add that, and only
that, and not waste his time and money
in" carrying owls TO Athens" If your
farm is once supplied with what it needs
it is easy enough to keep track of what
has been taken of and what added dur
ing the course of years as long - you
keep strict account of what you buy and
sell, unless you let your farm manure go
to waste. A few hours every year are
sufficient to maks up your fertilizer bal
apoe sheet" and thorough restitntion is
needed about every six eight or ten years
according to the character Of your soil
and the way it has been treated during the
preceding 'period.-osSos4thsrn Cs4lfsoator
for September. aT- ! eyss@A- ~ od s.a
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Written for the FLoRDIAN.l
A Tribute 10 Senator PascO.

come not in the first hour of triumph, but
when victory's herald that stirred the hearts of
friends and countrymen has rushed itself some
what out OF breath in congratulations, to correct
an error in the life OF Floridas distinguished
Senator, Hon. Samuel Pasco and would, like
the golden autumn leaf scatter reviving radiance
over his path of glory and renown so nobly and
honOrably won.
Words of congratulation to the friend of al
most lifetime one whose sincerity has been
proved in dark storms and deep waters. are too
tame for "that generous friendship which no
cold medium knows" In BEHALF then, of old
Jefferson, the earliest home of his adoption, and
"the friends who hath that adoption tried, and
now grapple him to their souls with hoops OF
STEEL" as we'll as the voice OF the departed,
come to remove an erroneous impression from
the minds Of the public, and proclaim the resclu-
tions which made our worthy Statesman an
adopted son of Florida. When Senator Pasco
first volunteered to lay aside the duties and garb
of civilian, loved, honored and revered by a
large number of pupils and friends, 10 don the
gray and shoulder the musket in defence of
Southern rights and Southern principles, resou-
tions were drawn up and published by the Pres
ident of the Waukeenah Academy, ]. A. Ed
wards, deceased, adopting him into the bosom
loved son. the Trustees pledging themselves to
bring him home If sick or wounded, aud care for
him forever and if he fell in battle to bring his
remains to WaukCenah and lay them beside those
of their own kindred.
These resolutions, with the correspondence be-
tween the President of said Academy and the
Rev. J. Walker, d. D., President OF Harvard
University, the writer kept and gave to Mr..
Pasco after the war, at the time Of his marriage,
as souveniers of his deceased friend who had
treasured and preserved them as mcmentoes of a
friendship true and tricd, and WHICH has existed
between the survivors and descendants OF that
friend for 81 years without discordant jar 10 its
minstrelsy.
Mr.. Pasco was not then on his return house
less. homeless and penniless. He came back the
sdobted son and brother OF those who would have
died To save him from the fate we feared would
befall him. even as he had feariessly fisked bis
own life on the battle field to rescue and save
their loved ones wounded In battle. Sick and
wounded, Q perfect wreck OF the fresh, noble
manhood who had Voluntarily shared the con.
ficts and hardships of bis comrades, he found a
welcome in every heart and home, and do but
syllable the voice OF every son ana daughter OF
nid JefFerson ID correcting the erroneous impress
son which gives pain 20 the humblest OF those
who love him, tho weakest OF those who pray
for him. and in doing aP eSs neea soy me nay
ticnlas place Thoash he bad 2 boarding. house,
in shs homes aud hexifB sf his hiends was his
adopticn grounded, and the tender spirit OF low
ing appreciasion rendered bis veal secure. Ii
ioSs a plscs snd peepas. means iee dsveaopment
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That is to say, your lungs Also all your
breathing machinery. Very wonderful ma
chnery it is. Not only the larger air-passages,
but the thousands of little tubes and cavities
leading from them.
When these are clogged and choked With mat
ter which ought not to be there, your lungs can
not halt do their work. And what they do, they
cannot do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneumonia, catarrh,
consumption or any of the family Of throat and
nose and head and lung Obstructions, all are bad.
All ought to be got rid Of There is just one
sure way to get rid of them. That 10 to take
Boschee's German Syrup, which any druggist
will sell you at IS cents bottle. Even if every.
thing else has failed you, you may depend upon
this for certain. 28-eOw-1y